Device for setting up color combinations



Jan. 13, 1931. G. FROBOESE ET AL 1,739,228

DEVICE FOR SETTING UP COLOR COMBINATIONS Filed Sept. 9, 1929 .591 Alexander H'achen6e1ye4'.

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Application filedis eptember 1929. Serial m.

I This inventionrelates. to a device-for setting up color-combinatlons, the Ob]6Ct being to provide an improved structure whereln a specific color combination maybesecured'by manually adjusting certain partsz and automatic' color combinations are I produced by bodily shifting the first combination from PlacetO place."

Another' object of the invention is to 'prow 1 vide color combinations for presenting differ ent'arrangements of stripes or bands-to be used'in knit goods orother goods, the structure of the device being'such that Wide or narrowbands of different colors may be quickly produced to secure the desired effect on the eye, and when secured, maybe locked against derangement,'so that the members making up the combination may be bodily shifted to indicate other combinations. 7

A further object, more specifically, is to provide an apparatus with a casing enclosing a plurality of rotatable disks, each having colored sections on the periphery'adapted to 'be movedpast a window so that by rotating the disk diflerent colored combinations may be secured, and'by locking the disk against individual rotation'groups of combinations may be secured by rotating all of the disks simultaneously] I 3 In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment' of the invention, the lid or cover plate being partly open;

F'gure 2 18- -5111 enlarged perspective view of oneofthe' color disks shownin Figure 1;

7 Figure 3 is a' sectional View through Figu're l'approximately on the line 3 the same being on an enlarged scale' Referring to the accompanying by numerals, 1 indicates a casing hich may be wood, metalor other suitable 'inaterial, and mounted on one face of this casing is a covering plate 2 having an opening 3'acting' as a window through which'theva'rious' disks or plates 4 may be seen, or rather,through which part of the disks may be seen. As showninFigure 1, acover 5 is hingedly connected to the casing 1, so that the window may be closed against the entrance of dust and the like. The disks 4 may be made from used in this manner, but on w difierent drawings 7 made any desiredthicknesstasfor instance, one-quarter ofaninch, oneelghth of an lnch or one-sixteenth of an inch thick; The diameter of the disks 4 maybe varied, but in every instance the periphery is provided with a numberof cuts or notches 6, said cuts or' notches 6 being spaced apart fora-bout the same width as the window 3. The section or in other words, as there are shown twentyfour sections there will be twenty-four different colors used. The same colors areused on all-of the disks, that is, the same twentyfour-colors or'shades are used on each disk,

so that, if desired, they could be arranged so that all the coatings 8 shown through windowi3 will have the same color, as for i1istance, red. The device is'seldom if ever the contrary, is

used to present different color combinations,

as for instance, different stripes to be used in preparing knit goods, as, for example, a knit sweater. In forming knit sweaters it is customary to provide ornamental bands at different places, and these bands quite often 'va-ryin width and in color. To secure a desired combination of bands and colors is very important but rather difficult of accomplishment without a great deal of work. By usingthedevice embodying the invention the disks 4 may be rotated quickly and easily, sented. The portionlrseen through window whereby different stripes are premetal, wood or other material and may be i i 7 3 is intended torepresent a similar portion takenf'yertically from a sweater or other piece of knit goods. 7 The device'could also be used in designing woven goods. If adewas to be made for a sweater and the body of'the sweater wa's'to be white, all the disks would be rotated untilnothing but white'wou-ld be seen through the window 3. After this was done the designer'would move some of the disks until other'colors appeared.

For instance as shown in Fig. 1, the portions tions or portions 12 and 13. In case these pinion 25 and stripes are not wide enough, additional disks adjacent these stripes may be rotated until the desired colors appear, so that these stripes may be widened, and if the combination is not that desired, the disks may be all rotatedback to their former position, or may be rotated so that the stripes will become wider or narrower, or certain disks may be rotated which will have the effect of shiftingthe stripes upwardly orv downwardly- After a desired color combination has been secured in this manner by manually shifting the diskset, knob- 14 is rotated for clamping the disks 4 tightly together. It will be noted from Fig. 3-tl1at the knob 1 is pinned or otherwise rigidly secured to the shaft 15, and this shaft extends through thesleeve 16 to which it is secured by pin 17. The inner endof shaft 15 is provided with an-inner section 18 adapted to screw into the internally-threaded portion 19 of the tube 20. Compressing washer 21' surrounds tube 20 and the sleeve 16 presses against this washer when the knob 14: is turned in the proper direction. The pressure against washer 21 crowds the disk 4 over against the washer '22 which in turn presses against the gear wheel 23, and this gear wheel is positioned so that its hub will press against the end plate 24. A pinion 25 continually meshes with gear wheel 23, and shaft 26 is rigidly secured to to the hand wheel or knob 27 After the knob or wheel 14 has clamped all ofthe disks 4 together, hand wheel 27 may be rotated, and in this 'way'po wer will be transmitted through pinion 26, gear wheel 23 and associated parts to the disks 4 which are held together as one unit. As the disks 4 rotate as a unitsuccessive combinations or colors pass the window 3 and quite often the automatically secured combinations are more desirable than the ones secured by the designer in his shifting of the disks 4 manually. By reason ofthe fact that there are twenty-four sections 7, there will be twentyfour combinations. It will, therefore, be evident that if there are more sect-ionsa greater number of combinations will be secured, or 1f there are less sections a lesser number of combinations will be secured. In any event the designer will have his original design which he has secured in less time than it would have been done by hand sketchlng, and in addition, he has alarge number of other vcombinations.which may be very desirable.

After one or more combinations have been taken of? or sketched on paper the knob 14:

may be rotated in a reverse direction so as to loosen the disks 4, and then the designermay again individually manipulate any disks to secure a new combination, and when the new ing provided with a substantially equal to the length of one of present instance mechanical means have been provided, whereby an artist may quickly secure a desired combination of colors-and a desired combination of stripes of different widths and'positionedin different places in respect to each other. i

- 'What we claim is;-

'1. A. device for setting up color combinations, including a supporting shaft, a plurality 'of disks independently rotatably mounted on 'said shaft, means covering said disk except at one point, each of said disks;

having a'plurality of spaces on the periphery and each space being. di'iferently colored,

whereby a person operating through said window may rotate each disk independently, so

as to secure a desired color ,combination,;:

means for locking all of said disks together, and means for manually rotating all of said disks simultaneously; 1 2. A- device of the character describcd,'in-

eluding a plurality of independent rotatable disks positionedwith their axes coincident, each disk having a plurality ofdiflerently colored sections on the periphery, means, for clamping the disks together so that they may rotate simultaneously, and a closure for said 1 disks formed with a window having a Width approximately the length of one of saidcolor sections, said windowbeing formed of such length as to extend across all" of said disks parallel to the axes of the disks, whereby one section of each disk will-be seen:

. 3. A device of the character described, including a plurality of independent, movable members, each member being provided with a plurality of differently colored sections,

,means for clamping said members together so that they may be moved as a unit, and means coverlng said members, said means bewindow having a width said sections, said window being of a length sufficient to extend across all of; said movable members in a direction parallel to their axes.

4. A device for setting upcolor combinations, comprising a plurality of independent disks, each disk having'a plurality of differently colored sections, means for rotatably supporting the disks on a shaft so that certain sections may be positioned in alignment to secure a desired color combination of stripes,

means for clamping the disks together so that they will rotate as a unit, and means covering said disks, said means having a Window extending transversely of the disks, so that one row of colored sections will be visible and thereby one color combination will be visible,

garments Where stripes of dilferent widths and locations are. necessary, comprising a plurality of independent rotatable disks, each disk being divided into a plurality of sections, and each section having the peripheral surface colored with a difierent color, means covering all of said disks, said means being formed with a window extending parallel to the axis of the disks and of a Width substantially equal to one of said sections, whereby a section on each disk will be'seen, and manually-actuated means for rotating all of said disks as a unit.

6. A device of the character described, including a plurality of disks, each disk having a radial slot extending from the periphery inwardly to provide independent peripheral sections, a coating of colored matter on each section, said coatings being of diiferent colors, a single axle for supporting all of said disks, hand-operated threaded means for clamping said disks together so that they will act as a unit, and a manually-actuated train. of gears for rotating said units.

7. A device of the character described, in-

cluding a plurality of independent members independently movable with respect to each other, each of said members having a series of colored sections whereby when said members are moved until a selected section from each member forms a' row, a specific color combination will be produced, means for mounting said member so that when a row 7 having a desired color combination is formed the remainingsections will be brought into rows having other color combinations, and

means for clamping said members together so that said members will act as a unit.

8. A device for designing striped effects and patterns for reproduction on fabrics, comprising a plurality of disks of the same size grouped together, each of said disks having a plurality of diflerently colored sections on the periphery, the colored sections of the respective disks being identical, whereby when certain color sections are in alignment striped efiects will be produc'ed, there being as many striped eflects as there are sections on a disk. 7

9. A device for designing striped effects and patterns for reproduction on fabrics,

' comprising a plurality of disks of the same size grouped together, each of said disks having a plurality of independent sections, each section being of a diiferent color, there being the same number of sections on each disk and nation, the remaining sections will present other color combinations, and means for clamping all of said disksvtogether so that the disks may be rotated for ready inspection of all of the color combinations.

10. A device of the character described ineluding a plurality of independent members independently movable with respect to each other, each of said members having a plurality of color sections of equal length whereby when said members are independently moved until a selected section from each member forms a row, a specific color combination will be produced, while the remaining sections of said members will present a plurality of rows having other combinations, means for clamping said members together so that said mem bers will act as a unit, means forming a window positioned to expose one of said rows at a time, and means for moving said members past said window whereby said rows of color combinations may be observed as they pass said window.

GUSTAV FROBOESE.

ALEXANDER HOOHENBERGER. 

